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16:05 Down Royal (IRE)

Archie Watson Memorial Flat Race

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Yielding in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €13,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 9.90s
  • Off Time: 16:10:27
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - YELLOW, dark blue sash, dark blue cap, yellow star
  • Form 52121-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-3

chased leader in 2nd, led after 3f and soon clear, reduced advantage 6f out, challenged 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong and kept on same pace

2
Silk - RED, white spots, white sleeves, red spots, white cap, red spots
10/3
  • Form F1-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-0

chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to 2nd 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong

4
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ROYAL BLUE STRIPES, emerald green sleeves, quartered cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

held up towards rear, headway in 6th before straight, 4th 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace

5
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & RED CHEVRONS, red sleeves, red & emerald green hooped cap
  • Form P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

led, headed after 3f, 2nd halfway, weakened 5f out, completely tailed off

6
Silk - Red, white hoop, white sleeves, white star on cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

mid-division, 7th halfway, headway in 4th 4f out, 3rd over 3f out, ridden and no extra over 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace

7
Silk - Grey, red cross sashes, red cap, grey star
  • Form 09
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, no extra over 2f out, kept on one pace

8
Silk - YELLOW, black spots, yellow sleeves, black star on cap
50/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up early, headway to 4th halfway, improved to 2nd 6f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off

9
Silk - Tangerine, green 'v', qtd cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13

towards rear for most, never a factor

10
Silk - Blue, green slvs, black cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13

chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway to 3rd 4f out, wide entering straight, ridden in 6th 3f out, soon no extra

3
NR
  • Form 13-71
  • Age 4
  • Weight 12-0

In depth

Formwatch

Western Leader (IRE) 7-4 (11-9) Made all, soon clear, reduced advantage after 6f, ridden 2f out, kept on well to go clear over 1f out, comfortably, won at Limerick 2m 3f N H flat hvy in Mar beating Skorcher (12-0) by 5l, 9 ran.

Drumbaloo (IRE) 8-13fav (11-0) Held up, took closer order halfway, led 4f out, clear over 2f out, readily, won at Hereford 2m 1f mdn NH flat (6) gf in Sep beating Diddley Dee (10-11) by 11l, 11 ran.

Icky (IRE) Mr Combustible gelding out of Blessus.

Lord Drumbo (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Alw in rr, pu 6out, in a race won by Cooli Booli (12-0) at Sligo 3m ire ptp gd in May '08, 12 ran.

Our Aodh (IRE) Alderbrook gelding out of Easter Day.

Reality Dose (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway halfway, 5th 6f out, led over 4f out, headed approaching straight, soon no extra and weakened, 9th of 15, 15l behind Better Times (11-11) at Wexford 2m N H flat sft in Oct.

Tin Tonic (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Always behind, tailed off, 23rd of 25, well behind Araucaria (11-2) at Punchestown 2m 2f mrs NH flt (5-7yo) in Oct.

Dead End (IRE) Exit To Nowhere filly out of You Name It.

Tell Molly (IRE) Orpen filly out of Navan Royal.

Tornedo Shay (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, headway in 5th 3f out, 2nd 2f out, led entering straight, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, easily, won at Galway 2m N H flat sft in Oct beating Long Strand (12-0) by 8l, 9 ran.